The centuries-old ramparts of Lalbagh Fort reverberated with the timeless strains of Hindustani classical music on Wednesday evening, as the nation commemorated the 163rd birth anniversary of Ustad ...

The first time I knew myself to be in the presence of greatness was while sitting under a shamiana in New Delhi’s Modern School sometime in the last quarter of 1974. I had recently joined college and ...

As a musician, Ustad Allauddin Khan had mastered many instruments. He was also the first one to introduce the concept of an orchestra in Indian music. His concerts were heart-rending. I remember even ...

Habu Datta taught me the clarinet. The shehnai, the nakara and the tikara, I learnt from Mechobazar’s Hajari Ustad. I trained for two and a half years. By that point, I was bursting with pride. A lot ...

He who does not appreciate music is called a demon,' was a couplet which Allauddin Khan taught his children and students in the 1920s at Maihar where he was a court musician and a teacher. He gave his ...

The first time I knew myself to be in the presence of greatness was while sitting under a shamiana in New Delhi's Modern School sometime in the last quarter of 1974. I had recently joined college and ...